The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2182
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
6:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3215
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.20° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.37° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.